Washington news and congressional proceedings
The Ways and Means Committee favorably reported on adjournment from December 20 to January 5. Iowa's Lacey introduced bills to repeal desert land and homestead commutation provisions. Senate foreign relations panel postponed action on a supplementary treaty for the Danish West Indies. treaty rejection by Danish Parliament makes action unnecessary. Pettus reports military affairs favorably on Merriam retirement to major general.
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Ways and Means Committee
House
Lacey
Iowa
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Pettus
Committee On Military Affairs
Senate
H. C. Merriam
Merriam
Department of Colorado
Wyoming
Payne
B. H. McCalla
U.S. N
Eugene Wasdin
H. D. Geddings
Henry E. Alford
W. A. Taylor
H. W. Wiley
M. A. Carleton
John I. Shulte
Department of Agriculture
John A. Okerman
Mississippi River Commission
Casper 8. Crowinshield
United States
Anna Tolman Smith
F. H. Phipps
Luke EB. Wright
Philippines
House Committee On Ways and Means
Cooper
Wright
Otero
New Mexico
Secretary of the Interior
Colorado
Oklahoma
Howard B. Carpenter
Conejos
Culebra
Justice Shiras
Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
William H. Taft
Philippine Commission
Taft
Ohio
McKinley
W. F. King
Ottawa
Canada
Dominion
Washington
Geodetic Survey
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Coast
Coast and Geodetic Survey
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Knights Templar and Masons’ Life Insurance Company
Rosa B. Jarman
Missouri
John F. Jarman
Rosa Jarman
Grundy County
DeArmond
First White Ascent Of Mount McKinley Reported
Alfred H. Brooks and D. L. Reaburn of the United States Geological Survey visited Mount McKinley in Alaska, the highest peak in North America. The ascent established the mountain’s height above sea level at over 20 000 feet and outlined future routes for climbers. Brooks plans a geographic description and routes for ascent, with a fuller Geological Survey report to follow.
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Mount McKinley
Alfred H. Brooks
United States Geological Survey
D. L. Reaburn
Robert Muldrow
Yukon
Kuskokwim
Cook Inlet
Alaskan
Mount St. Elias
Brooks
Geological Survey
Geographic
Allen's Foot Ease Ad and Humorous Exchange
An old patent medicine ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot discomfort with a 25 cent price and free sample, noting it is sold by druggists and shoe stores. A humorous exchange compares a brother hiding indoors after a horse incident, joking about longer absences.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy, N. Y
Worren
K. Paxton CO
Boston
Mass
Columbus Avo
The St Paul Calendar for 1903 Preview
A mixed collage of items notes a color reproductions calendar for 1903 by Bryson priced at 25 cents, plus snippets on cartoons, advertisements, cures, and household quips. It mentions distribution details and a Chicago address for F A Miller, with light social banter and product promos woven through.
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ST. Paul
Bryson
F. A. Miller
Chicago
Man Awarded Labaksi-Tapo Order Proves Humorous Dilemma
A Paris based public figure received the Labaksi-lapo Order of Merit from a Sudanese potentate. He asked to wear it, and the minister allowed with a warning. The rule requires the decoration to be worn through the nose, a detail the recipient reportedly fulfilled after the playful exchange, though he has not appeared since.
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Paris
Africa
Bacteria by Billions In Fruit Warns Health Risk
Dr Ehrlich German scientist reports twelve million bacteria on half a pound of cherries followed by eleven million on currants and eight million on grapes urging all fruit be peeled or washed before eating. Also notices Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children with testimonials and a humorous exchange about coal weight for a ton.
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Ehrlich
Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Defiance Stareh Package Promise in Satisfied Sale
The advertisement offers Defiance Stareh with a money back or bonus option. If you dislike it you may return it to the dealer for a refund. if you keep it you receive one third more product for the same price. It claims satisfaction and non-sticking to iron.
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Defiance
Delance
Opium Habit in France Sparks Official Probe
An official inquiry into France’s opium problem reveals alarming conditions in Marseilles and Toulon where opium dens appear in many houses and vice runs rampant. The government considers a tariff as an absolutist ban to eradicate the evil.
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France
Marseilles
Toulon
Women praise Peruna in letters from Chicago and Washington
Mrs Henrietta A S Marsh of Chicago reports recovery from seven weeks of la grippe after using Peruna with rapid improvement. Mrs T W Collins of Washington, treasurer of the Independent Order of Good Templars, also testifies to relief from a severe lagrippe and long standing dyspepsia after taking Peruna. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman, president of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Ohio, for advice if not satisfied.
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Ee Woman's Ben Plent Association
Chicago
Henrietta A. S. Marsh
Woman's Benevolent Association
Jackson Park Terrace
Wooxa
Order of Good Templars
Washington
T. W. Collins
O. G. I. Wash
A Fish Story and Patent Medicine Ads Mix
A jumbled fragment from a 19th century page blends a fish tale with patent medicine pitches. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, De Fiance Starch, and Baxter's Bull Head cigars while offering testimonials and dubious claims. The garbled text references a Toledo notary and a printer dispute, plus quips about cyclers and cooking.
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Patents
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Secretary of the Treasury
Ailes
Treasury Department
Bureau of Immigration
National Bureau of Standards
Lighthouse Establishment
Department
The
Treasury
Marine Hospital Service
Bureau of Navigation
Bureau of Statistics
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Michigan Central
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
Erie Railroad
Baltimore & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Chicago & St. Louis
Wabash Railway Company
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Delaware
Lackawanna & Western
Lehigh Valley
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Southern Railway
Norfolk & Western
Chesapeake & Ohio
San Francisco
R. P. Schwerin
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
W. W. Douglass
Phelan
Perkins
Pacific
Seattle
Boston Steamship Company
War Department
Dewey
Manila
Navy
Galusha A. Grow
Grow
Republic
National Anti-Saloon League
Anti-Saloon League
Dean
Samuel J. Taylor
South Third St. Goshen
Ind
Jacob C. Mann
Taylor
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Alaska
Ida
Putnam
van Bibber
Adelaide
Thos. Robbins
Maple Street
Norwich
N. Y
Edith
Tom
Solomon
Benevolent Associations
of America
Mks
Henrietta A. 5S
Montgomery Ward & CO
Baxter
Heavenly Land
Elijah
Onto
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J.che &Co
Hall
Frank J. Che
J. Cheney & CO
Deiat Hall
Belle
Jack
Turkey Trust
Lith & Champa Sts
Denver
Orano
Eaton
J. F. Bowers
Earth Block
Denver, Colorado
Colo
Matthews
Metals Lending Mining Journal
West
Minin Exchange
Bond
Serite Soap Mfg. Company
Thompson
A. W. Wai Tex T. Avon
N.Y W.N. Y
Aulee
Jacob Otto Euation
St. Jacobs
Leen Renna
Shorthand
Lata Etl Eda Tanne
Defiance Starchco
Omaha, Neb
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